Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided September 27, 1984No. 83-211PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSofter, J.

Before his trial for attempted murder the defendant moved to suppress his confession. The Superior Court {Dunn, J.) denied the motion subject to exception. Following the trial, and submission of the case to the jury, the defendant excepted to the court’s answer to a question from the jury. We sustain the denial of the motion to suppress but hold that the court erred in its answer to the jury. We therefore reverse.

On September 18, 1983, two bombs were thrown into a house in Nashua. Its occupant told the police that he had seen the defendant run from the house immediately after the bombing. The…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. North Carolina v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. State v. BallSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
  5. Lessee of Ewing v. BurnetSupreme Court of the United States · 1837

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. State v. EtienneSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2011
  2. Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1994
  3. State v. O'LearySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
  4. State v. RossSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1996
  5. State v. StaymanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1994

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